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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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